APPLE INC.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#6 top sponsor

Overview

APPLE INC. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 7,091 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #6 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 3,372 were certified (47.6% approval rate), taking about 282 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $151,902.

7,091

PERM filings

47.6%

approval

25

denied

$151,902

median wage

282d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 5,720 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (59%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India3,359
  • China1,057
  • Canada335
  • Taiwan89
  • France78
  • United Kingdom76
  • Germany60
  • Australia47
  • South Korea46
  • Brazil40

Prior visa status

  • H-1B5,221
  • L-1324
  • O-184
  • TN37
  • H-426
  • F-18
  • E-37
  • Parolee4

Education

  • Master's3,981
  • Bachelor's1,326
  • Doctorate282
  • None119
  • Other11
  • High School1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations APPLE INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,617 $167,034
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,286 $144,341
Software Developers 1,024 $155,426
Software Developers, Applications 496 $164,086
Computer Hardware Engineers 303 $154,875
Electrical Engineers 173 $146,182
Industrial Engineers 142 $138,473
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 138 $140,532
Logisticians 137 $133,920
Mechanical Engineers 135 $146,285

Common job titles

Software Development Engineer 1,960 ASIC Design Engineer 818 Machine Learning Engineer 372 Hardware Development Engineer 369 Software Engineer Applications 315 Engineering Project Coordinator 161 Product Design Engineer 130 Design Verification Engineer 125 Data Scientist 120 Software Development Engineer - Applications 109 Tools and Automation Engineer 109 Systems Design Engineer 106

Worksite states

CA 6,642 TX 276 WA 109 NY 21 FL 14 OR 13 MA 10 CO 3 NC 3

Wage range

$137,300

25th

$151,902

median

$170,000

75th

$192,941

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP5,305
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1,365
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP.126
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP70
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP56
  • Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen Loewy, LLP39

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23297-451343 Software Development Engineer - SystemsCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23291-438521 Wireless System Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23282-418551 Marketing SpecialistCertified - Expired Culver City, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23283-422805 Mixed-Signal IC Product EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23283-422829 Software Development Engineer - AppsCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23284-424244 Technical Product SpecialistCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23284-425677 RF Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Waltham, MA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23284-425682 Engineering Project CoordinatorCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23285-428909 Engineering Project CoordinatorCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23286-430696 Engineering Project CoordinatorCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23286-431384 Software Development Engineer - TestCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23287-431813 Wireless Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23289-435299 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Seattle, WA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-436416 ASIC Design EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-436708 Silicon Validation EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-437310 Silicon Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Waltham, MA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-438243 Business Systems AnalystCertified - Expired Austin, TX Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-438356 Systems Design EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23290-438417 Optical Science EngineerCertified - Expired Cupertino, CA Feb 10, 2025
G-100-23293-448171 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Feb 9, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.